RISE Together NC
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RISE Together North Carolina empowers citizens and promotes democratic principles to advocate for a more just and equitable society.
VISION
RISE Together North Carolina empowers citizens and promotes democratic principles to advocate for a more just and equitable society. To achieve its mission, RISE advances work in the following areas:
Civic Engagement and Education
• Expanding participation in all areas of state political life — helping citizens understand the political process, engage with elected representatives, and understand their role in political life.
• Building community — encouraging citizens of North Carolina to serve as catalysts in local communities by: sharing information, organizing events, and connecting to other local organizations.
Promoting Democratic Principles
• Ensuring free and fair elections — removing barriers to voting and ensuring transparency.
• Ensuring Freedom of Speech and Press — advocating for media sources that provide accurate information to the citizens of North Carolina.
Pursuit of social justice for all
• Remove barriers that people face because of race, ethnicity, gender identity,religion, age or disability.
GOALS
Oppose national/statewide policies seeking to harm people, the planet, and our democracy.
• Use RISE NC membership network across social media platforms to respond immediately to important advocacy needs.
• Create and coordinate Working Groups and Rapid Response Teams that will produce digital, print, and in-person civic engagement methods and materials.
• Build RISE NC email/telephone/text contact network to quickly respond to harmful policies.
Support progressive efforts in the NC General Assembly
• Promote our positions in legislation and candidates :
• Identify the most important statewide races needed to balance the NC legislature identify, mentor, and support candidates, via a process not tied to political party but wholly to policies and actions.
• Locate, mentor, and support women and minority candidates. Foster these candidates in important local offices. Ensure that no candidate for NCGA runs unopposed.
• Use volunteers to register, educate, and get out the vote.
Support non-partisan redistricting to end gerrymandering
• Develop and disseminate educational/training materials with the goal of educating the general public
• Engage in targeted social media campaigns with the aim of encouraging dialogue and influencing legislators.
• Contribute to fundraising efforts to support groups taking legal action to redistrict fairly.
Providing educational training for RISE members across the State
• Provide teach-in sessions on understanding the legislative process at the local, state, and national level.
• Distribute materials on understanding key issues at state and national level.
• Engage RISE members in informative sessions on media literacy (beginning and advanced).
RISE Together NC has 14 regional chapters all over the state, for more information on a local chapter near you click on the map. To start a chapter in your area please contact us for more information.
RISE Together North Carolina is a grassroots, nonpartisan organization advancing civic engagement, education, and community.
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